And settled intention to end their life. Two doctors must approve, and the individual must be over 18, and have lived on the isle for at least five years. Our medical editor fergus walsh has been to meet people on both sides of the debate. The isle of man has a Population Ofjust 85,000, the same as grimsby. But for over a thousand years it has set its own laws and is about to vote on one of the most contentious issues facing society. These two campaigners want to see Assisted Dying introduced on the island. Simon was kept alive way too long, in way too much pain. He had no dignity whatsoever, no quality of life. Sue biggerstaff is haunted by the memory of her husbands agonising death from motor neurone disease. The doctor, everybody was wonderful. But the fact is, simon had intravenous morphine in both legs and both arms, and patches. And still he was in pain. She says simons final months were torture paralysed from the neck down, his muscles wasting with open wounds that would not hea
And scattered showers in the north, but still fairly chilly for the time of year. All the details coming up on bbc breakfast. Good morning. Its saturday, 27th april. The governments being urged to take action to stop unpaid carers unwittingly racking up thousands of pounds of debt. Carers are entitled to nearly £82 a week in benefits, but only if they owned less than £151 in take home pay from otherjobs. As a result, many end up owing money after being inadvertently overpaid. Our reporter Dan Whitworth has the details. Unpaid carers who look after a loved one do an incrediblejob. Often unpaid carers who look after a loved one do an incredible job. Often 2a hours a day, seven days a week, with very few breaks. There lies dedicated to caring for someone else. Of the nearly 6 million carers across the uk, just under1 million receive carers allowance, with about £80 a week. 175,000 of them also have a job, but there is an earnings limit of £151 take home pay a week. Go above that limit
We start this hour with what experts are calling a potential game changer in the treatment of skin cancer. The worlds first personalised vaccine for melanoma the deadliest form of skin cancer has begun being tested in britain. Some other countries, including australia, are also trying it on patients. The treatment, which uses the same mrna technology as some covid jabs, works by telling the body to hunt down cancer cells and prevent them from coming back. Researchers say the jab also has the potential to stop lung, bladder and kidney cancers. More details from our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. Steve young, one of the first nhs patients to take part in the trial for whats hoped will be a Game Changing treatment. Its for melanoma the deadliest of all the skin cancers and it aims to help those at the highest risk of a recurrence. Steve was given the experimental treatment at University College hospital in london. He had a melanoma removed from his scalp last summer. He told us
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